Travel Time, Lengthy Time | A New Mission Put up #6

Last night time was disappointing…As I discussed in our final submit, Delta modified our flight path again, because of Uganda’s latest historical past with Ebola (I already had COVID on a earlier journey, how dangerous might Ebola be?). We have been instructed the CDC required that we be routed by means of certainly one of 5 airports within the US, and Delta selected Atlanta for us. This would end in us touchdown seven hours (a layover in Amsterdam airport) later than we initially deliberate.

By the best way, when it’s 6-7 hours to cross the nation to the airport, you search for methods to consolidate journeys. This meant that Mike, Stu and I jumped in a van at 6:30 this morning to drive to appointments Missionary Dave Hagins and his daughters wanted to make in Kampala. With the early take-off, and our flights being later, we’d land at MSP 49 hours after leaping within the van! I’ve been battling my angle.

One of the nice phrases trainees will study over the following three years is that “God is sovereign, wise and good.” God jogged my memory that was true for me on this scenario, not simply within the classroom – time I paid consideration to my very own educating. Travel is among the challenges of this gig, particularly on the finish. I remembered this was a small value for the nice privilege, and laid down for 3 hours of sleep! God is sovereign, sensible and good…repeat, repeat….

We had an uneventful journey into Kampala, appointments have been made and we had lunch. When the 5 of us have been on our approach to Entebbe, Dave bought a ticket! The cop stated that he had been clocked at 78 in a 40 km zone. She walked away to get some documentation and Dave stated “she’s looking for a bribe”. She got here again and talked about that he was a fine-he acknowledged that he was rushing and apologized. She walked away and a colleague got here as much as the door. Dave stated, “I was speeding, I apologize”. The colleague stated, “perhaps you could show some appreciation”-which is code for “give her some cash”. Dave confessed his velocity once more. The unique cop got here again and instructed Dave he was dealing with 200,000 Ugandan Schillings, roughly $55. Crickets…Dave stated he would pay the positive. He was reluctantly handed the ticket.

We then made it to a lodge that Dave and his ladies have been staying that night time about two miles from the airport. We had about seven hours to kill earlier than we would have liked to get again to the airport. We sat down (by lovely Lake Entebbe-see pic). I opened my Delta app and was shocked to see that the journey I had now not was going by means of Atlanta, arriving seven hours later. I instructed Mike and Stu and so they jumped on their apps and found the identical. Dave jumped on the web and stated that at 2 am immediately the Biden administration eliminated the Ebola rerouting restriction. So we’re again to the unique plan. God is sovereign, sensible and good.